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Cuba is a spellbinding cocktail of epic colonial architecture, wonderful white, sandy beaches, swaying fields of sugar cane, beautiful scenery, Che Guevara murals and passionate young salsa dancers; stirred with a dash of rum. Old Havana is a unique, crumbling gem, beguiling, captivating and frustrating; whilst the cities of Trinidad, Cienfuegos and Santiago offer charming colonial architecture and ecotourism. This is an island of unique historical heritage floating amid a sea of encroaching globalisation: the growing tourist sector juxtaposed against the Cuba of communist myth.
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9 days/7 nights
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Includes:
- Accommodation inclusive of breakfast
- All flights inclusive of tax
- Airport transfer Havana
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Itinerary planning service
- VAT
Suggested Activities
Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationRum Museum
This is a remarkable tour of the Havana Club Rum Museum installations, which recreate a traditional rum distillery. The journey begins where barrels are made; then on to the presses; the sugar depot; the fermentation and filtration stages; the ageing process and finally blending and bottling. At the end of the tour visitors are able to sample some unique tasting brews, including Añejo blanco, Añej...
Partagas Cigar factory
A visit to a cigar factory is one of the most ‘Cuban’ things to do in Havana. If there is one particularly famous cigar factory, then it has to be the Fabrica de Partagas, which was established by Don Jaime Partagas in 1845 and is located directly behind the Capitol building in the heart of the city of Havana. You visit each stage of the cigar making process, from the beginning – choosing the leaf...
Mausoleo Che Guevara
Santa Clara was the site of the last battle in the Cuban Revolution in late 1958. There were two guerrilla columns that attacked the city, one led by Ernesto Che Guevara and the other led by Camilo Cienfuegos. Guevara's column first captured the garrison at Fomento. Then, using a bulldozer, Guevara's soldiers destroyed railroad tracks and derailed a train full of troops and supplies sent by Batist...
Museo Romántico
Trinidad has a number of museums in colonial mansions but one of the best is the beautifully renovated Museo Romántico overlooking the main square, Plaza Mayor, which has an excellent exhibition of the paintings, decorative furniture and porcelain that belonged to the wealthy Brunet family in the 1830s.
La Canchanchara
The delightful old house setting and the lure of the pergola during the hot afternoon hours make this bar difficult to resist despite the fact that it is becoming somewhat touristy. People come here to relax in the wooden armchairs to the sound of music while sipping a mojito or the eponymous house drink, Canchanchara, which comes in a small earthenware bowl and is made with aguardiente, lime, a...
Cienfuegos
The ‘Pearl of the South’, located on the southern coast of Cuba on the Caribbean, this area has beautiful bays; former Indian settlements and a history of Pirates and Corsairs. A centre for the sugar trade it is also involved with coffee and tobacco. Near to the entrance of Bahia de Cienfuegos is Castillo de Jagua, a fortress erected in the 1740s for protection against Pirates, visitors can take a...
Vinales and the Vinales Valley
A beautiful, peaceful and romantic village, the main street with small houses all painted in different colours, Vinales is located in one of the most beautiful areas of Cuba - The Vinales valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999, a region of limestone outcrops known as mogotes. These huge round-topped hummocks rising out of the ground emerged from the sea more than two million years ago and...
Las Terrazas
French settlers who fled Haiti in 1792 planted coffee in these hills. After the plantations failed, the local campesinos continued to fell the trees for export and eke out a living as charcoal burners. Hillside by hillside, much of the region was deforested. In 1967 the government initiated a 5,000-hectare reforestation project, employing the impoverished campesinos and providing them with housing...
Varadero
Cuba's premier beach resort, Varadero, is situated on a spit of land that reaches out into the Atlantic, a two-hour drive to the east of Havana. Varadero is internationally known for its transparent waters and beautiful setting and is the largest resort complex in the Caribbean with more than 50 hotels. Growing numbers of sun-seeking tourists flock here for the warm aquamarine waters, sun and wate...
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Depart UK for Havana | Arrive Havana. Met on arrival and transfer by private coach to your accommodation | Evening at leisure |
| Day 2 | Breakfast. Transfer to visit a Cigar Factory, then a visit to the Rum Museum in the afternoon | Evening at leisure | |
| Day 3 | Breakfast. Leave Havana travelling east through the sugar plantations for the city of Santa Clara the final resting place of “Che “ Guevara. Continue your journey through the foothills of the Escambray Mountains to Trinidad a UNESCO heritage site and one of the best-preserved colonial cities in the world. | Evening at leisure | |
| Day 4 | Breakfast. Spend the day at a local beach | Evening at leisure | |
| Day 5 | Breakfast. Day at leisure to explore Havana, we can arrange a guided tour for your group | Evening at leisure | |
| Day 6 | Breakfast. Day at leisure for shopping | Evening at leisure | |
| Day 7 | Breakfast. Head to Las Terrazas for a day trip, where the group will have the Las Terrazas Tour "Love, Nature and History", which includes welcome drinks, tour around local village, lunch at local Farmers House, visit to the ruins of the coffee plantations and have a swim in the River. | Evening at leisure | |
| Day 8 | Breakfast. Today why not try a fun Salsa lesson as a finish to your trip | Evening at leisure | |
| Day 9 | Breakfast. Day at leisure until transfer to airport and overnight flight to the UK | ||
| Day 10 | Arrive UK | ||
Hotel Plaza
At the Hotel Plaza you will find rooms to unwind in, after a day of exploring magical Havana. The hotel offers two restaurants and an excellent rooftop terrace, where we host salsa dancing lessons and where you can enjoy unique views of the city.
Whatever your plans - we can promise you all the traditions of service and comfort you would expect from an award winning hotel, with all the contemporary touches that will make your stay very special.
All 188 rooms are furnished in colonial style and offer air-conditioning with private bathroom, shower, hairdryer, satellite TV, telephone, radio, safety box and a minibar option.
Whatever your plans - we can promise you all the traditions of service and comfort you would expect from an award winning hotel, with all the contemporary touches that will make your stay very special.
All 188 rooms are furnished in colonial style and offer air-conditioning with private bathroom, shower, hairdryer, satellite TV, telephone, radio, safety box and a minibar option.
